Peshawar church attack an attempt to sabotage Taliban talks: Fazl
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QUETTA: Declaring the twin suicide blasts, at a Christian church in Peshawar, a national calamity, Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman Monday said it was an attempt to sabotage potential peace talks with Pakistani Taliban militants, DawnNews reported.
Speaking to media representatives here, he said the incident has diminished Pakistan’s image internationally and demanded the authorities to unmask the culprits behind the incident.
Sunday’s attack on All Saints church in the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, that killed more than 80 and injured at least 130, is believed to be the deadliest ever to target the country’s small Christian minority.
The JUI-F chief said it was a national tragedy which should be probed by an independent commission at the Supreme Court level. “The perpetrators should be unveiled before the masses through a sincere investigation into the incident,” he added.
Commenting on increasing terrorist attacks in the country, he said such acts were an attempt to destroy Pakistan’s identity. “An impression that non-Muslims are not safe in the country has been propagated through the incident.”
Maulana Fazlur Rehman said the twin suicide attacks were carried out a time when Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was at the United Nations to present Pakistan’s stance on US drone strikes.
Replying a query, he said sustaining peace in the region was the need of all stakeholders, adding that India and Pakistan were also advocating talks as only solution to the issues.
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Sep 24, 2013 12:57am
These mullahs are the biggest terrosists including Fazl-ur-Rehamn. One can feel his sympathy for Taliban of Pakistan. Pakistan cannot be safe until and unless we get rid of Mullas. They were indeed against Pakistan and Quaid-e-Azam since beginning. The current situations are the gifts of Zia and his regime.
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Sep 24, 2013 01:09am
Thank god. He was just short of saying that its the handy work of some Jews or Indians.
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Sep 24, 2013 01:17am
What are you implying you honorable mullah? That some hidden force is behind this attack to sabotage the honorable Taliban's talks with the government or the government's stand on the drone attack? Please stop consuming the nasvaar you are used to. It is making you delusional.
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Sep 24, 2013 01:18am
Pakistanis has developed a habit of blaming other and calling conspiracies.
9/11 US did that to start war on Muslims.
26/11 India did that to give bad name to Pakistan.
all blasts done by Taliban in Pakistan, done by Israel and India.
Now latest edition of twin blast in a church in Pakistan, Outsider job.
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Sep 24, 2013 01:25am
What does Mr Fazal look so happy about in this picture? It is a shame that his face shows absolutely no remorse for the shameful act. He like Imran Khan is still insisting on talks and blaming this on "some unknow Jinnaat" who want to sabotage the TTP-Pak talks. WHo will buy this argument? Taliban are only making demands, not getting ready to talk. They have all those unacceptable pre-conditions so what does Maulana mean by Sabotage what?
This docile nation must wake up and not be fooled by the likes of these Ulema.
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Sep 24, 2013 01:31am
Really Mr Moulana ? You should be ashamed of yourself.
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Sep 24, 2013 01:28am
all these people are candidates for drones
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Sep 24, 2013 01:51am
23/9/13 - The TTP (one of the several the Pakistani Taliban Groups) has already claimed responsibility for the twin-attack on All Saints Church and the IED killing of the GOC, Malkand Div. Maj.-Gen. Sanaullah (Shaheed) and his two colleagues last week; please don't play political gimmicks with the Electorate and patronise our sense of reasoning and intelligence, Maulana Sahib (implying a Foreign-Hand, as is usual with some of our politically-biased Leaders); and some will argue why shouldn't he, as the JUI (F) is one of the few pro-Taliban supporting far-right political party (but, only got 2.78% of the votes in the Parliament - NA in May)!
Not only that, the TTP have issued a new policy of "targeting non-muslim Pakistanis unless and until the Drone attacks are stopped by the USA"! What more evidence is need Maulana Sahib?
A strong condemnation was made by the Home Minister in Parliament, today, though.
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Sep 24, 2013 02:39am
Shame on Imran Khan that he cannot say a word against the TTP or those sections of Taliban who conducted the attack and took responsibility.
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Sep 24, 2013 02:41am
It is amazing how whenever something like this happens, the maulana and his hum-khayaals are quick to try and divert the attention of the people away from the TTP by making general statements like "the incident has diminished Pakistan
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Sep 24, 2013 02:42am
What impression. Its true. Minorities are not safe in Pakistan period.
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Sep 24, 2013 02:49am
This guy needs to be put ou tof his misery. What more ecvidence does he need that TTP is killing minorities in Pakistan. It is no longer an impression. Especially because they claim responsibility after every attack proudly
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Sep 24, 2013 03:25am
I can not under if the Mulana and Mr Khan always imply that any terrorist incident is a conspiracy from abroad. Why in God's good earth should we negotiate with the Taliban?
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Sep 24, 2013 03:32am
What is the track record of all the commission that were made after incidence like this. People don't trust these commission since they are incapable of finding anything. People in these commission are as capable as the politicians in the country. Pakistan has failed to anticipate at so many occasions. People who can even run a corner convenient stores are in-charge of running the ministries. People get the government they deserve. Folks get ready to shed more tears since they is only darkness on the horizon.
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Sep 24, 2013 03:46am
Molana Sahab,
You could not have made a more senseless statement. All those blasts that taliban and co have been doing throughout the country were meant to bring the govt on its knees. Now they have done what they have been doing for a long time so whats new this time. Really hope that country can get rid of people like you that have no heart for the common people that want to live peacefully on this planet earth. they may not be ultra super religious like you but if what is hapening in the country in the name of religion is what piety all about than better to be the way we are. we can never agree that killing an innocent person would earn us a ticket to heaven.
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Sep 24, 2013 04:01am
Maulana- you are not a better Muslim than me.
How dare you say what you said?
And you are a party to negotiate with the terrorists! Please keep out of this. We don't need maulana's to preach us either Islam - we have indeed read the Quran & Sunan. We are Muslims.
A Muslim never negotiates with terrorists & a Muslim doesn't justify or try to distract attention from facts.
The terrorists struck. The victims are as human as me or any person alive. Don't justify your stance. Don't tell us tales when we can very well understand everything. We are not children. We are Muslims & stand by the fallen victims- irrespective of race, religion, colour or creed.
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Sep 24, 2013 04:12am
Non Muslims are notsafe in Pakistan. Please review your constitution. Remove the clauses which discrimnate againstany segment of soceity. Eliminate blashphmey law which allows people to take a vendetta againstany minority. Equal Citizens means equal opportunities.
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Sep 24, 2013 04:41am
"An impression that non-Muslims are not safe"?. Well, 80 people were killed in this incident and you talk about impressions?. You never make any sense in whatever you say anyway. Nobody is trying to create any impression. TTP have killed 100s of people in Pakistan and your undying support for the TTP is incomprehensible. Unfortunately, everything you say stinks.
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Sep 24, 2013 04:59am
What would it take for Maulana to accept that his beloved TTP is responsible for so many atrocities in Pakistan ? They have themselves accepted so many bombings, including places of worship, and Malala shootings and school bombings. Now, I think it is time to punish the sympathisers like the Maulana and Taliban Khan as we cannot get hold of the TTP itself.
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Sep 24, 2013 05:17am
Who knows if it was an act of sabotage or an attemp to leverage Taliban position for the peace talk.
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Sep 24, 2013 05:27am
This guy should shave his beard. He is a disgrace to the the sunnat of the prophet pbuh.
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Sep 24, 2013 06:13am
You know the best.
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Sep 24, 2013 01:22pm
This mullah is partly to blame, he defends these terrorists at every turn, even when they shot Malala Yousufzai.
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